This book analyzes and studies More's writings as well as Holbein's portraits of More and his family. Louis Martz argues that there is no foundation for reviving the ancient charge that More was a bloody persecutor of heretics, and he questions the view put forth that More suffered from an "inner fury" resulting from sexual repression and a ...
This full and definitive treatment of the whole body of Milton's poetry, written by one of the country's most eminent Milton scholars, was originally published under the title Poet of Exile. With a new title and an introduction developing the theme of exile, it is now issued in paperback for the first time.
Henry Vaughan (1621-95) was born of Welsh parents at Newton-by-Usk in Breconshire, and may, like his twin brother Thomas, have spoken Welsh as his earliest language. After attending Oxford he went to London for the study of law, but this plan was broken off by the outbreak of civil war in 1642. Returning to his home in Wales, he seems to have ...
This anthology contains a wide and comprehensive selection of poetry, including large selections from both the secular and he religious poetry of John Donne, and from George Herbert, RichardCrashaw, Andrew Marvell, and Henry Vaughan, along with representative poetry by Francis Quarles, Thomas Traherne, Robert Southwell, and William Alabaster.
"From Renaissance to Baroque" continues in the fine tradition of the highly respected critic, as Louis L. Martz addresses some of the central concerns in current studies of English poetry from the 16th and 17th centuries. "From Renaissance to Baroque" presents a selection of 12 essays examining the poetry of Marlowe, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, ...
This study argues that biblical prophecy, with its mingling of poetry and prose and its abrupt shifts from violent denunciation to exalted poetry, provides a precedent for some modernist works that will help readers to appreciate the mingling of "voices" and the complex mixture of elements.
This volume presents the work of two poets linked by the tribute of creative imitation gratefully paid by Vaughan to Herbert. Read side by side, as this one volume collection makes possible, the artists' verse fully reveal their individual powers, even as the complex nature of Vaughan's use of Herbert's imaginative example is thrown into greater ...
This definitive collection secured H. D.'s position as an important poet. H. D.'s Imagist poems are celebrated for their lyrical concision and the concreteness of their imagery.
This edition will include all of More's extant works. Each volume will be edited by a specialist in the field of Renaissance studies and will include a comprehensive introduction. Latin texts will be accompanied by a facing English translation.
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